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Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
Free Resources
Nvidia releases Mental Ray for 3ds Max
New plugin version of Mental Ray is the first for 3ds Max 2018. Use it for free, if not for network renders.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Autodesk to discontinue perpetual licences of Arnold
Firm reverses its policy on acquiring the renderer from Solid Angle last April, moves to rental-only pricing.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Allegorithmic stops 'major numbered versions' of its tools
Big annual releases of Substance Designer and Painter replaced with continuous updates, but you can still own outright.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
YCDIVFX releases Nyx Sidekick
Now shipping: New €90 live-linking tool turns Houdini into an 'effects co-processor' for 3ds Max.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
Moka Studio ships Mosketch
Pose characters by drawing limb positions and lines of action directly onto the viewport with Moka Studio's intriguing new tool.
Friday, May 5th, 2017
Autodesk releases 3ds Max Asset Library 1.5
Free add-on for 'deep searching' and browsing 3D assets gets new UI, integration with CGTrader's online store.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Allegorithmic ships Substance Painter 2.6
3D texture painting software gets free new Resources Updater plugin, plus new scripting options.
Saturday, April 29th, 2017
Marius Silaghi ships Unwrap Pro for 3ds Max
Promising new UV unfolding plugin gives 'low-distortion, overlap-free' results even on complex models.
Thursday, April 27th, 2017
CLO Virtual Fashion ships Marvelous Designer 6.5
3D clothing design tool gets new features to fine-tune cloth sims, including option to glue imported meshes to the fabric.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Silicon Studio ships Xenko 2.0
Rendering middleware firm's 'next-level C# game engine' now shipping commercially, but still free to individuals and indie studios.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.5
Platform for developing CG tools gets revamped Tab Search, 'Kludge' API for incorporating external C++ libraries.
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Solid Angle ships Arnold 5
Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available.
Friday, April 21st, 2017